crìon

See also: críon

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish crínaid.

Verb

crìon (past chrìon, future crìonaidh, verbal noun crìonadh, past participle crìonte)

  1. wither, shrivel, decay
  2. dwindle, fade, wane
    Bha am bogha-frois a' crìonadh.
    The rainbow was fading away.

Descendants
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